What color is #87CDCA?

#87CDCA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87CDCA?

The RGB value is 135, 205, 202: 135 red, 205 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87CDCA?

The complementary color is #CD878A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87CDCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87CDCA color

#87CDCA rgb(135, 205, 202)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87CDCA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 80.4% green and 79.2% blue (135, 205, 202).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 41% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#87CDCA color codes

HEX	`#87CDCA`
RGB	`rgb(135, 205, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 80.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 41%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 34%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.92, -22.54, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.92, 23.2, 193.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.48, 53.075, 63.872)`
Decimal	`8900042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87CDCA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #87CDCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87CDCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #87CDCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87cdca; }
.text { color: #87cdca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87cdca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 205 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87cdca, #87adcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #87CDCA?: #87CDCA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87CDCA?: The RGB value is 135, 205, 202: 135 red, 205 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87CDCA?: The complementary color is #CD878A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87CDCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.